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Minister Sehnaoui attacked by a Rhinoceros

Posted By Najib
Apr 12, 2013 11:08

Humor

Thank you Mo for this hilarious picture! It wasn't a real Rhinoceros but Abdel Menhem Youssef hiding in it to frighten Sehnaoui. PS: Jokes aside, that must have been a scary experience and we're glad the minister and everyone came out of it in one piece.

Thank you for nothing

Posted By Najib
Apr 12, 2013 10:22

Advertising

Pictures taken from GebranBassil Facebook Page Wen byerkab el train? It seems elections are closer than we think as campaigns have kicked off from all sides. In fact, I spotted billboards reminding us on how bad the situation is in Lebanon but I have no clue who's behind it. It looks though as a reply to The Ministry of Energy & Water's campaign that made us life in lala land with its billboards. Who needs…

Lebanon has the 3rd-highest degree of wealth inequality in the world

Posted By Najib
Apr 12, 2013 04:20

Economics

Source: Credit Suisse Global Wealth Databook 2012 Out of 141 countries, the U.S. has the 4th-highest degree of wealth inequality in the world, trailing only Russia, Ukraine, and Lebanon. Yet the financial industry keeps creating new wealth for its millionaires. According to the authors of theGlobal Wealth Report, the world's wealth has doubled in ten years, from $113 trillion to $223 trillion, and is expected to reach $330 trillion by 2017. I was reading few…